>>jonathan: this is going to be a meeting of nato ambassadors at nato headquarters in brussels, belgium, it is called by the turks, under article 4, the clause in the nato constitution that allows any member state to call to consultation if they feel "their territorial integrity is under threat." the turkish felt that today after the mortars landed inside turkey, fired by syrian government forces, killing, according to the u.n. secretary-general, by the way, killing not five but at least six turkish civilians including a young boy. the turks, we understand, have spended with artillery fire toward syrian positions. this, obviously, is potentially the beginning of a nightmare scenario talked about by secretary general of the u.n. that could turn from a civil war into a regional conflict engulfing the whole of the middle east. >>shepard: thank issue jonathan. whoever wins the presidential election, a last you will be upset, budget but has a solution if your candidate doesn't win. leave the country. the country will pick up the tab. details are next. >>shepard: you have heard it or said it.